Richard's Blog: June 2006

IT crowd stress conference

Although this clip does not show case of the great computer jokes in this tv show it is very funny. I uploaded it to youtube to share.

Lost mysteries blog

A complete list of all the remaining Mysteries that have yet to be solved in ABC's show LOST.
If you like the show then its a good read
lostmysteries.blogspot.com

Pogues live this year

Shows in late 2006

The Pogues will be performing in Japan, U.S.A. and U.K. & Ireland in late 2006.

Japan

Monday, October 2, Osaka, Nanba Hatch
Tuesday, October 3, Nagoya, Diamond Hall
Thursday, October 5, Tokyo, Shibuya AX

U.S.A.

Monday, October 9, San Francisco, The Fillmore
Tuesday, October 10, San Francisco, The Fillmore
Sunday, October 15, Las Vegas, The House of Blues
Wednesday, October 18, Los Angeles, The Wiltern
Thursday, October 19, Los Angeles, The Wiltern

U.K. & Ireland

Mid-December. Dates are not yet announced. Venues will be Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Dublin, and Nottingham.

The Pogues: In the wake of the Medusa

Updated a few things

Changed the menu around and added some feeds from friends sites

How to look like an idiot

Ride your bike on the water.

Very cool mod for you bike to allow you to actually ride your bike on water. I want one, I want one, I want one!

www.shuttlebike.com

Cordless phone hack

Build your own intercom or walkie talkie out of two old cordless phones

We all have old phones. Why not turn them into an intercom for your kids tree house. Or turn two old cordless phones into home base walkie talkie. Here is how.

Switch to linux

To the tune of "Why don't you get a job" by The Offspring - Watch the video!

My friend's running Windows
Man, he hates that thing
He gets malware every day
He has to be careful or a virus will hit
In the worst kind of way

He wants to stay safe
He works his hands to the bone
To pay for the latest upgrades
Now he needs newer hardware just to boot the OS
Well my friend
You gotta say:

You won't pay, for upgrades. No way!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux

To browse the web safely, caution isn't enough
To keep all the spyware at bay.
To read email, anti-viruses ain't enough
Cause Windows ain't exactly safe!

I won't pay, to stay safe. No way!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux

I guess you think it ain't easy switching over these days, oh no.
But hey man, free software is simple and friendly
These days!

Let me tell you about my other friend now!

My friend's running Linux and she loves that thing.
She raves about it every day!
She's got more dinero for no extra work
Cos for Linux
You don't have to pay

You won't pay, for upgrades. No way!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Oh yeah
I won't give MS money!
I always paid!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux

OneAndOneIs2 - Why don't you get Linux?

Google Calendar tip

Publish Google calendars on your web site

Hot out of the Google Calendar oven: you can now publish a calendar on your web site for viewing by anyone (not just GCal users.)

From the Settings section of a calendar, hit up the HTML button to get a Javascript for including into your site's pages. The Gcal HTML configuration tool customizes width, height, background color, title and other display settings. Except for the big honkin' self-promotin' Google Cal logo, this is fantastic for any site with upcoming events to announce. — Gina Trapani

Make Gnome look like OSX

My half attempt at it...

Used this guide here.

Paper airplane building

Build the world's best paper airplane

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This probably won't make you all that much more productive (unless you build paper airplanes for a living... then maybe), but these instructions for building the "best paper airplane in the world" look like a fun project for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

The step-by-step photo tutorial should make it easy, but if you're still confused, the video makes it pretty clear. I saw a paper airplane with a similar design at this year's Maker Faire, and let me tell you - those things can fly. I can't vouch for the "best in the world" claim, but I can tell you that it will probably blow away any paper airplanes the amateur builder has ever constructed. If you try it, let us know how it goes in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com. — Adam Pash

Flock Rocks

I have been using flock for 2 days now playing around with it none stop. Its great. The people behind it have put a lot of thought and time into it.

I can view pictures on flickr and photobucket. Blog text and pictures stright from a website without even going on the blogger website. Read news feeds and blog them if I wanted to. Drag and drop text and images. Can even store them in the brower if I wanted to. I can share links with del.icio.us automatically.
...altogether its pretty fun.
Have a look at the tour and give the beta a try.

The Dutch invade Germany

I've never seen so much orange in one place in my life! This clip is from the Dutch fans going to the World Cup football game in Stuttgart

Author: 3rdfloor
Keywords: fussball fußball futebol WM orange dutch netherlands niederlander soccer football stuttgart hauptbahnhof
Added: June 17, 2006

Funny spam

Dear Comrade,

I am Prince Musa .B. Bolkiah, the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, former Finance Minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate of Brunei in Asia. I will save your time by not amplifying my extended royal family history, which has already been disseminated by the international media during the controversial dispute that erupted between my father and his stepbrother, the sultan of Brunei Sheik Muda Hassanal Bolkiah. As you may know from the international media, the sultan had accused my father of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$14.8 billion dollars.

This was as a result of the Asian financial crisis that made my father's company AMEDEO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ADC) and government owned BRUNEI INVESTMENT COMPANY (BIC) to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in office. However my father was kept under house arrest, his bank accounts and private properties including a crude oil export refinery were later confiscated by the sultanate. Furthermore during this unfortunate period, I was advised to evacuate my immediate family outside the sultanate to avoid further prosecution from the sultan and his security operatives, but before I could do that I was placed under house arrest by the Sultan and I had no access to phone, but I have a Palm V hand-held computer from which I am sending you this mail. Some of the guards here are still loyal to me.

Before my incaceration, I went ahead to dispatch the sum in cash with the assistance of a foreign diplomat who now resides in Europe.

The money has now been deposited as valuables into different private security and trust company for safe keeping abroad. The money where splited and kept in these countries Thailand, Holland ,Germany.
If you know you can assist in claiming and investing it, contact me fast so that I will let you know the necessary steps you shall be parting with 25% of the sum once you can carryout this successfully. A bide by absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this business transaction through my email address as follows: crwnn.princemusaa@yahoo.com

His Excellency,

Prince Musa Bolkiah.

WoW Prince Musa Bolkiah in my inbox... lucky me

The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey

I am going, I am going
Any which way the wind may be blowing
I am going, I am going
Where streams of whiskey are flowing

Seriously whats with the crazy break dancing and sun bathing. The Pogues with a young MacGowan. Old video but good song, really need a drink when listening to it.
Another good song is dirty old town.

New skype is out

Skype 2.5 was released today. You can now Send SMS messages. A feature I like is "Chat with up to 100 people in group chats". Acquired by eBay for $2.6 billion in the fall of 2005 (dont forget it was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA), the internet phone service is used by six million people.

Soon you will be able to send money over skype who knows what other features will be included.

Fact list

Hundreds of facts from http://www.hemmy.net/2006/06/12/hundreds-of-amazing-facts-super-list/ pretty interesting stuff.

"James Doohan, who plays Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, is missing the entire middle finger of his right hand.
Jean-Claude Van Damme was the alien in the original "PREDATOR" in almost all the jumping and climbing scenes.
Jet lag was once called boat lag, back before jets existed.
John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and was found in a warehouse. Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and was found in a theatre.
John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.
June Foray, the voice of Talking Tina from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll", was also the voice of Rocky the talking squirrel from "Rocky & Bullwinkle".
Kathleen Turner was the voice of Jessica Rabbit, and Amy Irving was her singing voice.
King Kong is the only movie to have its sequel (Son of Kong) released the same year (1933)."

... bet you didnt know that crap did you.

England v Jamaica

A video of the goals from saturdays match at old trafford.
Goals from Crouch Hat-Trick, Lampard, Owen ... others where own goals.

Installed ubuntu 6

Downloaded and installed on the offical release day (1st of june). Although it took me a while to setup my speedtouch modem since there is no /lib/hotplug/firmware. I worked out the script has to go into /lib/firmware/.

Its a very polished linux distrobution... and lazy me has not done anything complex. Apart from installing the modem which would have been easier if I followed an updated install guide.

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